Welcome Dr. Mario Bernardo-Filho to International Journal of Neuroscience Research

Editorial Board of International Journal of Neuroscience Research

Welcome Dr. Mario Bernardo-Filho to Join the Editorial Board of International Journal of Neuroscience Research.

Short Career Summary of Prof. Dr.Mario Bernardo-Filho

Mario Bernardo-Filho is the Head of the Laboratory of Mechanical Vibration and Integrative and Complementary Practices, Department of Biophysics and Biometry, Biology Institute Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Rio de Janeiro State University.

He finished his academic course of Biomedicine (1974).

He obtained his PhD (1988) in experimental models using radiopharmaceuticals in studies with rats and Escherichia coli cultures.

After that, he startet investigations about the biological effects of chemical agents (mainly stannous chloride) and extracts of medicinal plants in Escherichia coli cultures and DNA plasmid. In rats was evaluated the effect of synthetic and natural products on the biodistribution of radiopharmaceuticals and on the labeling of blood constituents with technetium-99m. In 1999 he participated in a competition to be Full Professor (UERJ) and presented a thesis.

He finished his academic course of Physiotherapy (2006).

He started new researches involving integrative and complementary medicine (auriculotherapy and acupuncture) and the biological effects of mechanical vibrations generated in oscillating/vibratory platform that produces whole body vibration exercises (WBVE) when a subject is in contacting with the platform. Studies to evaluate the consequences of WBVE and extracts of medicinal plants in rats are ongoing. Investigations about the effects of the WBVE with participants with different diseases (metabolic syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonar disease, arthrosis and osteoporisis) and healthy people are ongoing too.